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That left me wanting more information. It was like a cliff’s notes version of an article. Both cars are good but the 500 is better but more expensive.

I’m sure we’ll see more reviews. I’m just glad we live in age where we get this much power!
 

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I forgot how much smaller the ZL1 is than the GT500. The ZL1 wheelbase is longer for for stability, shorter body length, narrower width, and is shorter height for lower center of gravity. You do feel like you are sitting on top of the Mustang than low down in it like the ZL1, more like a racecar.
 

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I forgot how much smaller the ZL1 is than the GT500. The ZL1 wheelbase is longer for for stability, shorter body length, narrower width, and is shorter height for lower center of gravity. You do feel like you are sitting on top of the Mustang than low down in it like the ZL1, more like a racecar.
You also feel like your sitting in a dark bunker in the ZL1 :)
 

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You also feel like your sitting in a dark bunker in the ZL1 :)
I don't really see the issue as being a problem. I sit lower to the ground. Is that not the point of a sports car to sit lower and have a lower center of gravity?
 

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I don't really see the issue as being a problem. I sit lower to the ground. Is that not the point of a sports car to sit lower and have a lower center of gravity?
Sitting low is fine. Having poor visibility is a different issue. And please don't play it off. Every single review of the Camaro complains about how the Camaro has poor visibility and a bunker like interior. My own personal experience with the car is the same. I know you can get used to it, but it is what it is. It's a design choice and I guarantee you there are people who wanted to buy the car and did not for this reason alone. No matter how good the performance.
 
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Jason Camissa is uber picky about steering feel and handling and neither he nor Randy Pobst complained about it in the GT500.

Everybody has an opinion.
I think Camissa was on the smoking tire podcast a while ago, he talked about the steering. he said it was good, but he preferred the steering on the gt350. Ford used a larger electric power-assisted steering (EPAS)
 

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Sitting low is fine. Having poor visibility is a different issue. And please don't play it off. Every single review of the Camaro complains about how the Camaro has poor visibility and a bunker like interior. My own personal experience with the car is the same. I know you can get used to it, but it is what it is. It's a design choice and I guarantee you there are people who wanted to buy the car and did not for this reason alone. No matter how good the performance.
I know the GT350R with the big wing, you can hardly see out of the back windshield at all.
 
 








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